Understanding The Lord in His Prayer

Our Father in heaven,

Our Father, The Most High God, that dwells in heaven

Hallowed be Your Name,

Recognise His Name as Holy, set apart, exalted and worthy of all the glory, praise, honour and so much more than what we can give,

Your Kingdom come,

The Lord’s Kingdom is coming,

Your will be done,

We request that it always is our desire to do His will and His will alone; for His will to overcome us and take precedence over our own,

On earth as it is in heaven,

For it to be on earth as it is in heaven. For His praises to always be on our lips and in our hearts; no matter the circumstance,

Give us today our daily bread.

Our God shall supply ALL our needs according to His riches in glory.

Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.

We ask our Father to forgive us of ALL wrong, and He will as long as we forgive others of ALL their wrong towards/against us

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from all evil.

Lead us not into temptation; anything that is not of God. We do not want to be tested and tried but if we are, we want our Father to provide a way of escape

For thine is the Kingdom

The earth is His and the fullness thereof…He created it. Without Him it wouldn’t exist.

The power and the glory,

Our God possesses ALL the ability to do ALL things to change the course of the enemy in our lives and in ALL situations. We must ALWAYS give Him the honour, adoration, praise and thanksgiving, which is due to His Name. We should worship Him in the beauty of holiness.

Forever and ever.

From beginning of time the LORD’S Holy Spirit moved on the face of the waters. He is here now and will be for an eternity. The earth may pass away but The LORD, neither His Word, ever will!

Amen

An agreement, approval of all that is above.

Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Blueprints

Blueprints are coming.

I am revealing to you more and more the next steps. Watch out as dreams and visions are going to increase in the next few weeks. I am about to release mighty downloads from heaven. I will speak with a new sound and in a new way to you.

Listen to me.

Spend time with me in the quiet place. I treasure so much our time together. I love being together with you and I love to reveal things to you.

You will see with more clarity what I have planned for you. It is so much more than you have ever imagined!

Prayer: Lord, open my ears, open my heart, open my eyes. I don’t want to miss any of those blueprints you have for me. Prepare me Lord to see and understand what you speak to me.

Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near.

Isaiah 55:6 (NIV)

8 “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways,” declares the Lord.

9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.

Isaiah 55:8-9 (NIV

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Tuesday Morning Scripture (Wk42/2022) – Isaiah 55

The Free Offer of Mercy

1 “Everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and you who have no money come, buy grain and eat. Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost [simply accept it as a gift from God].

2 “Why do you spend money for that which is not bread, and your earnings for what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and let your soul delight in [1]abundance.

3 “Incline your ear [to listen] and come to Me; hear, so that your soul may live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, according to the faithful mercies [promised and] shown to David.

4 “Listen carefully, I have appointed [2]him [David, representing the Messiah] to be a witness to the nations [regarding salvation], a leader and commander to the peoples.

5 “In fact, you [3][Israel] will call a nation that you do not know, and a nation that does not know you will run to you, because of the Lord your God, even the Holy One of Israel; for He has glorified you.”

6 Seek the Lord while He may be found; call on Him [for salvation] while He is near.

7 Let the wicked leave (behind) his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to the Lord, and He will have compassion (mercy) on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.

8 “For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways,” declares the Lord.

9 “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways and My thoughts higher than your thoughts.

10 “For as the rain and snow come down from heaven, and do not return there without watering the earth, making it bear and sprout, and providing seed to the sower and bread to the eater,

11 So will My word be which goes out of My mouth; it will not return to Me void (useless, without result), without accomplishing what I desire, and without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.

12 “For you will go out [from exile] with joy and be led forth [by the Lord Himself] with peace; the mountains and the hills will break forth into shouts of joy before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.

13 “Instead of the thorn bush the cypress tree will grow, and instead of the nettle the myrtle tree will grow; and it will be a memorial to the Lord, for an everlasting sign [of His mercy] which will not be cut off.”

Isaiah 55:1-13 (AMP)

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 55:2 Lit fatness.
  2. Isaiah 55:4 Or Him (the Messiah Himself).
  3. Isaiah 55:5 The identification of the one addressed here is uncertain. A large number of authorities believe it to be Israel, as here indicated, but other interpreters think it is the Messiah [the second David], or David as His representative.

Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Focus

Focus on my voice.

I speak to all my children but they don’t all take the time to listen.

It is my heart to commune with all my children. Yes, even those who do not acknowledge my presence, they too do I yearn to speak with. It is my joy to listen to you, my child. To hear your thoughts, your dreams, your pains, and your upsets. But will you pause and listen to me?
Will you sit down at my table and commune with me, listening to what is on my heart not only for yourself, but also for those around you? I long for relationships that are built upon open communication, where we might be vulnerable and honest with each other. Will you sit today and focus on what I am speaking to you?

Activation: Declare over yourself today:
In the name of Jesus, I declare that I hear the voice of God! I have ears to hear and I declare that they are open to receiving my Father’s voice. My Father loves me and desires to communicate with me. My spirit is alive in Him and therefore I am able to recognize when my Father speaks with me!

Call to me and I will answer you, and will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.

Jeremiah 33.3 (ESV)

My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me.

John 10:27 (TPT)

Behold, I’m standing at the door, knocking. If your heart is open to hear my voice and you open the door within, I will come in to you and feast with you, and you will feast with me.

Revelation 3:20 (TPT)

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Monday Morning Scripture (Wk42/2022) – Jeremiah 33:1-27

Restoration Promised

1 Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the second time, while he was still confined in the court of the guard, saying,

2 “Thus says the Lord who made the earth, the Lord who formed it to establish it—the Lord is His name,

3 ‘Call to Me and I will answer you, and tell you [and even show you] great and mighty things, [things which have been confined and hidden], which you do not know and understand and cannot distinguish.’

4 For thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the houses of this city and the houses of the kings of Judah which are torn down to make a defence against the siege ramps and against the sword,

5 ‘While they (the besieged Jews) are coming to fight against the Chaldeans and to fill the houses with the dead bodies of men whom I have slain in My anger and in My wrath, for I have hidden My face [in disgust] from this city because of all their wickedness.

6 Behold, [in the restored Jerusalem] I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal them; and I will reveal to them an abundance of peace (prosperity, security, stability) and truth.

7 I will restore the fortunes of Judah and the fortunes of Israel and will rebuild them as they were at first.

8 I will cleanse them from all their wickedness (guilt) by which they have sinned against Me, and I will pardon (forgive) all their sins by which they rebelled against Me.

9 Jerusalem will be to Me a name of joy, praise and glory before all the nations of the earth which will hear of all the good that I do for it, and they shall fear and tremble because of all the good and all the peace (prosperity, security, stability) that I provide for it.’

10 “Thus says the Lord, ‘Yet again there will be heard in this place of which you say, “It is a [desolate] waste, without man and without animal”—even in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem that are desolate, without man and without inhabitant and without animal—

11 the [sound of the] voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the [song-filled] voice of those who say,

“GIVE PRAISE AND THANKS TO THE LORD OF HOSTS, FOR THE LORD IS GOOD; FOR HIS [STEADFAST] LOVINGKINDNESS (MERCY) ENDURES FOREVER”;

and of those who bring a thank offering into the house of the Lord. For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were at first,’ says the Lord.

12 “Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘There will again be in this desolate place—[a place] without man or animal—and in all its cities, pastures for shepherds who rest their flocks.

13 In the cities of the hill country, in the cities of the lowland, in the cities of the South (the Negev), in the land of Benjamin, in the places around Jerusalem and in the cities of Judah, the flocks will again pass under the hand of the one who counts them,’ says the Lord.

The Davidic Kingdom

14 ‘Behold, the days are coming,’ says the Lord, ‘when I will fulfill the good word andpromise which I have made regarding the house of Israel and the house of Judah.

15 In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch of David to spring forth; and He (the Messiah) shall execute justice and righteousness on the earth.

16 In those days Judah will be saved and [the people of] Jerusalem will live in safety; and this is the name by which she will be called: the Lord Our Righteousness (Justice).’

17 For thus says the Lord, ‘David shall never lack a man (descendant) to sit on the throne of the house of Israel;

18 and the Levitical priests shall never lack a man (descendant) to offer burnt offerings before Me and to burn grain offerings and to prepare sacrifices all day long.’”

19 The word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying,

20 “Thus says the Lord, ‘If you can break My covenant for the day and My covenant for the night, so that day and night do not take place at their appointed times,

21 then My covenant may also be broken with David My servant so that he will not have a son to reign on his throne, and [My covenant may also be broken] with the Levitical priests, My ministers.

22 As the host of [the stars of] heaven cannot be counted and the sand of the sea cannot be measured, so I will multiply the descendants of David My servant and the Levites who minister to Me.’”

23 And the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah, saying,

24 “Have you not noticed what this people have spoken, saying, ‘The two families [Israel the northern kingdom, and Judah the southern kingdom] which the Lord chose, He has rejected’? Thus they despise My [chosen] people, no longer are they [considered] as a nation in their sight.

25 Thus says the Lord, ‘If My covenant with day and night does not stand, and if I have not established the fixed patterns of heaven and earth, [the whole order of nature,]

26 then I would [also] reject the descendants of Jacob and David My servant, not taking from his descendants rulers over the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. But I will restore their fortunes, and will have mercy on them.’”

Jeremiah 33:1-27 (AMP)

Monday Morning Scripture (Wk42/2022) – John 10:22-42

Jesus Asserts His Deity

22 At that time the [1]Feast of Dedication took place at Jerusalem. 23 It was winter, and Jesus was walking in the temple [area] in [2]Solomon’s portico.

24 So the Jews surrounded Him and began saying to Him, “How long are You going to keep us in suspense? If You are [really] the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed), tell us so plainly and openly.”

25 Jesus answered them, “I have told you so, yet you do not believe. The works that I do in My Father’s name testify concerning Me [they are My credentials and the evidence declaring who I am].

26 But you do not believe Me [so you do not trust and follow Me] because you are not My sheep.

27 The sheep that are My own hear My voice and listen to Me; I know them, and they follow Me.

28 And I give them eternal life, and they will never, ever [by any means] perish; and no one will ever snatch them out of My hand.

29 [3]My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater and mightier than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father’s hand.

30 I and the Father are One [in essence and nature].”

31 Again the Jews picked up stones to stone Him.

32 Jesus answered them, “I showed you many good works [and many acts of mercy] from the Father; for which of them are you stoning Me?”

33 The Jews answered Him, “We are not going to stone You for a good work, but for blasphemy, because You, a mere man, make Yourself out to be God.”

34 Jesus answered them, “Is it not written in your Law, ‘I said, you are gods [human judges representing God, not divine beings]’?

35 If He [4]called them gods, men to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be undone or annulled or broken),

36 [if that is true] then do you say of Him whom the Father sanctified and set apart for Himself and sent into the world, ‘You are blaspheming,’ because I said, ‘I am the Son of God’?

37 If I do not do the works of My Father [that is, the miracles that only God could perform], then do not believe Me.

38 But if I am doing them, even if you do not believe Me or have faith in Me, [at least] believe the works [that I do—admit that they are the works of God], so that you may know and keep on knowing [clearly—without any doubt] that the Father is in Me, and I am in the Father [that is, I am One with Him].”

39 So they tried again to seize Him, but He eluded their grasp.

40 He went back again across the Jordan to the place where John was first baptizing, and He was staying there.

41 Many came to Him, and they were saying, “John did not perform a single sign (attesting miracle), but everything John said about this Man was true and accurate.”

42 And many there believed and confidently trusted in Him [accepting Him as Savior, and following His teaching].

John 10:22-42 (AMP)

Footnotes

  1. John 10:22 Now known as Hanukkah or the Feast of Lights.
  2. John 10:23 Located on the east side of the temple, this was a sheltered area consisting of a long, covered portico or colonnade. It later became a meeting place for Christians (Acts 3:11; 5:12).
  3. John 10:29 One early ms reads What My Father has given Me is greater than all.
  4. John 10:35 This statement in Ps 82:6 is addressed to the ruling judges of Israel, who were supposed to serve as God’s representatives on earth. Jesus’ argument (v 36) is that since He is in fact proving Himself to be the Father’s representative on earth, He is entitled to be recognized as the Son of God.

Monday Morning Scripture (Wk42/2022) – Revelation 3

To the Church in Sardis

1 “And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: ‘The words of him who has the seven spirits of God and the seven stars.“‘I know your works. You have the reputation of being alive, but you are dead.

2 Wake up, and strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your works complete in the sight of my God.

3 Remember, then, what you received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If you will not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come against you.

4 Yet you have still a few names in Sardis, people who have not soiled their garments, and they will walk with me in white, for they are worthy.

5 The one who conquers will be clothed thus in white garments, and I will never blot his name out of the book of life. I will confess his name before my Father and before his angels.

6 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

To the Church in Philadelphia

7 “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: ‘The words of the holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens.

8 “‘I know your works. Behold, I have set before you an open door, which no one is able to shut. I know that you have but little power, and yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.

9 Behold, I will make those of the synagogue of Satan who say that they are Jews and are not, but lie—behold, I will make them come and bow down before your feet, and they will learn that I have loved you.

10 Because you have kept my word about patient endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world, to try those who dwell on the earth.

11 I am coming soon. Hold fast what you have, so that no one may seize your crown.

12 The one who conquers, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God. Never shall he go out of it, and I will write on him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down from my God out of heaven, and my own new name.

13 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’

To the Church in Laodicea

14 “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s creation.

15 “‘I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were either cold or hot!

16 So, because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I will spit you out of my mouth.

17 For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.

18 I counsel you to buy from me gold refined by fire, so that you may be rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness may not be seen, and salve to anoint your eyes, so that you may see.

19 Those whom I love, I reprove and discipline, so be zealous and repent.

20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and eat with him, and he with me.

21 The one who conquers, I will grant him to sit with me on my throne, as I also conquered and sat down with my Father on his throne.

22 He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.’”

Revelation 4:1-22 (ESV)

Friday Morning Scripture (Wk41/2022) – Isaiah 60

God Is Coming

1 “Jerusalem, get up and shine![1] Your Light is coming! The Glory of the Lord will shine on you.

2 Darkness now covers the earth, and the people are in darkness. But the Lord will shine on you, and his Glory will appear over you.

3 Then the nations will come to your light. Kings will come to your bright sunrise.

4 Look around you! See all the people gathering around. Those are your sons coming from far away, and your daughters are there beside them.

5 “At that time you will see your people, and your faces will shine with happiness. First, you will be afraid, but then you will be excited. All the riches from across the seas will be set before you. The riches of the nations will come to you.

6 Herds of camels from Midian and Ephah will cross your land. Long lines of camels will come from Sheba. They will bring gold and incense. People will sing praises to the Lord.

7 People will collect all the sheep from Kedar and give them to you. They will bring you rams from Nebaioth. You will offer those animals on my altar, and I will accept them. I will make my wonderful Temple even more beautiful.

8 Look at the people. They are rushing toward you like clouds quickly crossing the sky. They are like doves flying to their nests.

9 The faraway lands are waiting for me. The great cargo ships are ready to sail. They are ready to bring your children from faraway lands. They will bring silver and gold with them to honor the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel. He has done wonderful things for you.

10 Children from other lands will rebuild your walls. Their kings will serve you. “When I was angry, I hurt you, but now I want to be kind to you. So I will comfort you.

11 Your gates will always be open. They will not be closed, day or night. Nations and kings will bring their wealth to you.

12 Any nation or kingdom that does not serve you will be destroyed.

13 All the great things of Lebanon will be given to you. People will bring pine trees, fir trees, and cypress trees to you. These trees will be used for lumber to make my Holy Place[2] more beautiful. This place is like a stool in front of my throne, and I will honor it.[3]

14 In the past, people hurt you, but they will bow down before you. In the past, people hated you, but they will bow down at your feet. They will call you ‘The City of the Lord’s,’ ‘Zion of the Holy One of Israel.’

15 “People hated you. You were left all alone with no one passing through. But I will make you great from now on. You will be happy forever and ever.

16 Nations will give you what you need, like a child drinking milk from its mother. But you will ‘drink’ riches from kings. Then you will know that it is I, the Lord, who saves you. You will know that I, the Great God of Jacob, protect you.

17 “You now have copper, but I will bring you gold .You now have iron, but I will bring you silver. I will change your wood into copper and your rocks into iron. I will change your punishment into peace. And those who punished you will be replaced with those who are kind to you.

18 There will never again be news of violence in your country. People will never again attack your country and steal from you. You will name your walls, ‘Salvation’ and your gates, ‘Praise.’

19 “The sun will no longer be your light during the day. The light from the moon will no longer be your light at night. The Lord will be your light forever. Your God will be your glory.

20 Your sun will never go down again. Your moon will never again be dark. That’s because the Lord will be your light forever, and the dark days of mourning will end.

21 “All your people will be good. They will get the land forever. They are the young plant in my garden[4] that will grow to be a wonderful tree. I made them with my own hands.[5]

22 The smallest family will become a large family group. The smallest tribe will become a powerful nation. When the time is right, I, the Lord, will come quickly. I will make these things happen.”

Isaiah 60:1-22 (ESV)

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 60:1 Jerusalem … shine Or “Jerusalem, my light, get up!”
  2. Isaiah 60:13 my Holy Place This probably means the Temple in Jerusalem.
  3. Isaiah 60:13 I will honor it Or “I will give it glory.”
  4. Isaiah 60:21 young plant … garden See Isa. 4:1 and 5:7.
  5. Isaiah 60:21 They are … hands Or “They are the plant I planted, which I made with my own hands, to show how wonderful I am.”

Lion Bites – Global Prophetic Alliance – Move

Now is the time to move, child! I am cheering you on. Can you hear the angels? We are all for you!

Don’t hold anything back and start to move. Now is your time to become visible. Now is your time to step out. You can do it, my beloved.

I have equipped you in the past wilderness season. Now is your time to overcome any imposter syndrome that is still left inside of you.

Come on! There is so much joy, happiness, and freedom waiting for you.

Activation: Ask Holy Spirit to reveal anything to you that still hinders you from stepping out again. As he does this, let those things go. At the end, as a prophetic act, stand up and make a step. Move! Say yes to moving.

The Glory of Zion

“Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.

Isaiah 60:1 (NIV)

14 “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden.

15 Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house.

16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that[1] they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.

Matthew 5:14-16 (ESV)
Footnotes
1 Matthew 5:16 Or house. 16Let your light so shine before others that

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Friday Morning Scripture (Wk41/2022) – Matthew 5:13-20

Matthew 5:14 ‘You are the light of [Christ to] the world…….’

Disciples and the World

13 “You are the [1]salt of the earth; but if the salt has [2]lost its taste (purpose), how can it be made salty? It is no longer good for anything, but to be thrown out and walked on by people [when the walkways are wet and slippery].

14 “You are the light of [Christ to] the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden;

15 nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house.

16 Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good deeds and moral excellence, and [recognize and honor and] glorify your Father who is in heaven.

17 “Do not think that I came to do away with or undo the [3]Law [of Moses] or the [writings of the] Prophets; I did not come to destroy but to fulfill.

18 For I assure you and most solemnly say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke[of the pen] will pass from the Law until all things [which it foreshadows] are accomplished.

19 So whoever breaks one of the least [important] of these commandments, and teaches others to do the same, will be called least [important] in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches them, he will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

20 “For I say to you that unless your righteousness (uprightness, moral essence) is more than that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 5:13-20 (AMP)

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 5:13 In ancient times salt was often used as a preservative. Similarly, followers of Christ are to preserve both the gospel message and Christian values in the secular world.
  2. Matthew 5:13 The salt from the Dead Sea contains impurities that affect its qualities as a seasoning and as a preservative.
  3. Matthew 5:17 i.e. the Pentateuch.